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Saturday, September 19th

12 — 3 p.m.

Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture

Virtual Attendance Only

On September 19, 2020, Historic Columbia (HC) held a virtual Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture presented by Bank of America. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the community found a way to continue coming together in celebration of South Carolina’s Black history and culture. 

  • The three-hour festival featured a virtual tour of the Mann-Simons Site and a preview of new exhibits at the Modjeska Monteith Simkins House.  
  • Viewers heard from generations of Columbia activists as they shared their stories of inspiration and achievement from the 20th century to today’s Black Lives Matter movement.  
  • Musical guests included AE the Cool, hip-hop artists Anfernee and Matt Monday, as well as IndigoSOUL. 

  • Matt Monday

  • Anfernee

  • AE the Cool

  • IndigoSOUL

Presented by

  • Bank of America logo

Production of Virtual Festival by

  • WACH FOX 57

  • Palmetto Citizens credit union logo
  • The Columbia Chapter of Links
  • Providence Health organization logo
  • Publix Supermarket Charities
  • The Big DM
  • Discover SC

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Dawn enjoying the festivities at last year's Jubilee.

Jubilee: Festival of Black History and Culture

By: Dawn Mills Campbell

Dawn enjoying the festivities at last year's Jubilee. What’s not to love about Columbia? After all, it is a real southern hot spot. But when one of the largest, continuously running outdoor festivals is hosted in a real southern hot spot, everyone is in for a treat. I’m talking about...

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